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Resource Type: Contest Problem
Primary Level: Undergraduate

Models for Olympic Medal Tables

Author: COMAP


In addition to watching individual events during the latest summer Olympic Games in Paris, 2024, fans followed the overall “medal table” for each country. The final results (Table 1) showed the United States with the most total medals (126), and China and the United States tied at the top of the standings for the first place Gold medals (40). The host country, France, was 5th in the Gold medal count (16) standings but 4th in terms of total medal count while Great Britain, 7th with 14 Gold medals finished 3rd in total medals.

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Mathematics Topics:

Math Modeling

Application Areas:

Global Issues , Sports & Recreation , Contest Preparation

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